All caulking synonyms
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- padding β a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- lining β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- covering β A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- packing β a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- furring β the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
- taping β a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- surrounding β something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.
- cording β a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
- isolating β isolated; alone.
- protecting β providing protection or shelter.
verb caulking
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- shutter β a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- shut β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- lock β a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- clog β When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- trammel β Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
- wall β any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- dam β A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
- dike β a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- blockade β A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- barricade β A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- latch β a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- deadbolt β a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring
- caulk β If you caulk something such as a boat, you fill small cracks in its surface in order to prevent it from leaking.
- slam β the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
- fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- occlude β to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- congest β to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- bang β If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- stopper β a person or thing that stops.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- button β Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts, coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
- choke β When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- stuff β the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- clap β When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- turn off β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- shut off β the act or time of shutting or closing.